Competition deadline: 15th March 2019 Entries are open for this year’s National Flash Fiction Day Micro Fiction competition! This year’s judges are Angela Readman, Diane Simmons, Kevlin Henney, and Judy...

Competition deadline: 8th March 2019 Following its launch by Scottish Makar Jackie Kay on 14th September 2018, the 2018/19 competition is now open for entries. The lead judge for the...

Competition deadline: 28th February 2019 WOW! Women On Writing invites entries to its Winter 2019 Flash Fiction Contest. The honorable guest judge this season is Literary Agent Kari Sutherland with...

Listowel Writers’ Week have announced their selection of competitions for 2019. The deadline for entries is 1st March 2019. The Bryan Macmahon Short Story Award Prize:  €2,000 for a short...

Competition deadline: 30th April 2019 Stories entered for the competition should be 250 words or less and can be on any topic. The stories do not have to be associated...

Competition deadline: 1st March 2019 The Fitzcarraldo Editions Essay Prize, an annual competition for unpublished writers, opens to submissions on 1 January 2019. Initially made possible by an Arts Council...

Competition deadline: 15th February 2019 The Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award is the richest prize for a single short story in the English language, worth £30,000 to the winner....

Competition deadline: 31st January 2019 Everyone must have a memoir. Go for it! Write a piece of your life, send it to Fish. This contest is a opportunity to have...

Competition deadline: 4th March 2019 The White Review Short Story Prize is an annual short story competition for emerging writers. Established with support from a Jerwood Charitable Foundation Small Grant...

Competition deadline: 15th January 2019 At the Short Story Project, we understand writers, we understand writing. Our mission is to empower you by connecting you with your readers, helping you...